Doge Wiki dogewiki https://doge.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.40.1 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Doge Wiki Doge Wiki talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Module Module talk 0 1 1 2023-11-01T11:33:53Z MediaWiki default 1 Create main page wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to {{SITENAME}}! == This Main Page was created automatically and it seems it hasn't been replaced yet. === For the bureaucrat(s) of this wiki === Hello, and welcome to your new wiki! Thank you for choosing Miraheze for the hosting of your wiki, we hope you will enjoy our hosting. You can immediately start working on your wiki or whenever you want. Need help? No problem! We will help you with your wiki as needed. To start, try checking out these helpful links: * [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|MediaWiki guide]] (e.g. navigation, editing, deleting pages, blocking users) * [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/FAQ|Miraheze FAQ]] * [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Request features|Request settings changes on your wiki]]. (Extensions, Skin and Logo/Favicon changes should be done through [[Special:ManageWiki]] on your wiki, see [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/ManageWiki|ManageWiki]] for more information.) ==== I still don't understand X! ==== Well, that's no problem. Even if something isn't explained in the documentation/FAQ, we are still happy to help you. You can find us here: * [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Help center|On our own Miraheze wiki]] * On [[phab:|Phabricator]] * On [https://miraheze.org/discord Discord] * On IRC in #miraheze on irc.libera.chat ([irc://irc.libera.chat/%23miraheze direct link]; [https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#miraheze webchat]) === For visitors of this wiki === Hello, the default Main Page of this wiki (this page) has not yet been replaced by the bureaucrat(s) of this wiki. The bureaucrat(s) might still be working on a Main Page, so please check again later! 21236ac3f8d65e5563b6da6b70815ca6bf1e6616 2 1 2023-11-01T22:31:52Z Wowsuchdog 2 Replaced content with "__NOTOC__ == Welcome to {{SITENAME}}! == This is a Doge wiki." wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to {{SITENAME}}! == This is a Doge wiki. 697dc0f161dd66d2e0b2143a7abb19900d49a1fe 3 2 2023-11-01T22:32:52Z Wowsuchdog 2 Protected "[[Main Page]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) [cascading] wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ == Welcome to {{SITENAME}}! == This is a Doge wiki. 697dc0f161dd66d2e0b2143a7abb19900d49a1fe 0 2 4 2023-11-01T22:34:54Z Wowsuchdog 2 Created page with "{{Use American English|date=June 2023}} {{short description|Internet meme}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} [[File:Doge homemade meme.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An example of a Doge meme related to [[Wikipedia]], featuring a Shiba Inu named Taiki]] '''Doge''' (<small>usually</small> {{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|dʒ}} {{Respell|DOHJ}}, {{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|ɡ}} {{Respell|DOHG}} or {{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|ʒ}} {{Respell|DOHZH}})<ref name=slate/> is an Inte..." wikitext text/x-wiki {{Use American English|date=June 2023}} {{short description|Internet meme}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} [[File:Doge homemade meme.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An example of a Doge meme related to [[Wikipedia]], featuring a Shiba Inu named Taiki]] '''Doge''' (<small>usually</small> {{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|dʒ}} {{Respell|DOHJ}}, {{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|ɡ}} {{Respell|DOHG}} or {{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|ʒ}} {{Respell|DOHZH}})<ref name=slate/> is an [[Internet meme]] that became popular in 2013. The meme consists of a picture of a [[Shiba Inu]] dog, accompanied by multicolored text in [[Comic Sans]] font in the foreground. The text, representing a kind of internal [[monologue]], is deliberately written in a form of [[broken English]]. The meme most frequently uses an image of a Shiba Inu named Kabosu, though versions with other Shiba Inus are also popular.<ref name=the_verge/> The meme is based on a 2010 photograph of Kabosu which became popular in late 2013, being named as ''[[Know Your Meme]]''{{'}}s "top meme" of that year. The Shiba Inu had a notable presence in popular culture in late 2013, including a [[cryptocurrency]] based on Doge, the [[Dogecoin]], launching in December of that year. Several online polls and media outlets recognized Doge as one of the best [[Internet memes]] of the 2010s. == Structure == Doge uses two-word phrases in which the first word is almost always one of five modifiers ("so", "such", "many", "much", and "very"), and the departure from correct English is to use the modifier with a word that it cannot properly modify.<ref name="mcculloch">{{cite web| last = McCulloch| first = Gretchen| title = A Linguist Explains the Grammar of Doge. Wow| website = The Toast| date = February 6, 2014|url=http://the-toast.net/2014/02/06/linguist-explains-grammar-doge-wow/| access-date = May 29, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142710/http://the-toast.net/2014/02/06/linguist-explains-grammar-doge-wow/| archive-date = May 31, 2014| url-status = dead}}</ref> For example, "Much respect. So noble." uses the Doge modifiers but is not "proper" Doge because the modifiers are used in a formally correct fashion; the Doge version would be "Much noble, so respect."<ref name="mcculloch"/> In addition to these phrases, a Doge utterance often ends with a single word, most often "wow" but with "amaze" and "excite" also being used.<ref name="mcculloch"/> Since the inception of the meme, several variations and spin-offs have been created, including "liquified Doge",<ref name=stacey/><ref name=Hathaway2018>{{cite web|last=Hathaway|first=Jay|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/new-doge-memes-arrived-liquified/|title=Something very weird is happening to Doge memes in 2018|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143403/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/new-doge-memes-arrived-liquified/|url-status=live}}</ref> a variation wherein the dog's shape is morphed into other animals, and "ironic Doge",<ref name=stacey/> a version wherein the Doge character is put into ironic and uncharacteristic situations. The ironic Doge memes have spawned several other related characters, often dogs themselves, one of which is [[Balltze|Cheems]], another Shiba Inu who is typically characterized by a [[speech impediment]] that adds the letter "M" throughout its speech.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Banim|first=Julia|date=July 4, 2020|title=Meet Balltze The Original Cheems Dog And Star Of Your Favourite Memes|url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/meet-balltze-the-original-cheems-dog-and-star-of-your-favourite-memes/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705192102/https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/meet-balltze-the-original-cheems-dog-and-star-of-your-favourite-memes/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|work=Unilad}}</ref> Walter, a [[Bull Terrier]] character who is typically portrayed as liking "[[Monster truck|moster trucks]]" {{sic}} and [[Fire engine|firetrucks]], is another commonly recurring ironic Doge character. These memes are mostly present on subreddits like r/dogelore.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Raphael|first=Shannon|title=Is Front Camera Meme Star Walter the Dog Actually Dead?|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/did-walter-the-dog-die|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627020129/https://www.distractify.com/p/did-walter-the-dog-die|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|website=Distractify|date=June 15, 2020|language=en}}</ref> One meme which became popular in 2020 was "Swole Doge vs. Cheems", in which a muscular Doge and a baby Cheems are depicted as something considered better in the past, and its modern version, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swole Doge vs. Cheems: el meme de los perros que se está viralizando en redes |trans-title=Swole Doge vs. Cheems: the dog meme that is going viral on the web |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cribeo/fast-news/20200527/481425063352/swole-goge-cheems-meme-perros-comparacion-paises-viralizando-redes.html |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=[[La Vanguardia]] |date=May 27, 2020 |language=es |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143403/https://www.lavanguardia.com/cribeo/fast-news/20200527/481425063352/swole-goge-cheems-meme-perros-comparacion-paises-viralizando-redes.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El exitoso meme viral del perro grande contra el pequeño que compara la vida antes y ahora |trans-title=The successful meme of the big dog against the little one which compares life before and now |url=https://www.20minutos.es/gonzoo/noticia/4276860/0/exitoso-meme-viral-perro-grande-pequeno-compara-vida-antes-ahora/ |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=[[20 minutos]] |date=June 1, 2020 |language=es |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143404/https://www.20minutos.es/gonzoo/noticia/4276860/0/exitoso-meme-viral-perro-grande-pequeno-compara-vida-antes-ahora/ |url-status=live }}</ref> == Origin and pronunciation == {{Infobox animal | name = Kabosu | image = | image_size = | caption = | othername = {{nihongo|Kabo-chan|かぼちゃん}} | species = [[Dog]] | breed = [[Shiba Inu]] | gender = Female | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|11|2}} | birth_place = | nationality = Japan | role = [[Internet celebrity]] | years_active = 2010–present | website = {{URL|Instagram.com/kabosumama}}, {{URL|kabochan.blog.jp}}, {{URL|kabosu112.exblog.jp}} {{in lang|ja}} }} [[File:Original Doge meme.jpg|left|thumb|The original photo of Kabosu that led to the meme.]] {{nihongo|Kabosu|かぼす||born {{Circa}} November 2, 2005<ref>{{cite web |work=Dōbutsu Dōmei |date=March 8, 2020 |language=ja |title=海外で大人気になった柴犬「かぼすちゃん」の魅力とは |trans-title=The allure of Kabosu, the shiba inu who became super popular overseas, explained |url=https://doubutsu.jp/dog/270/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604054510/https://doubutsu.jp/dog/270/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live |quote=誕生日　2005年11月2日（推定）|trans-quote=Birthday: November 2, 2005 (inferred) }}</ref>|lead=yes}}, the female [[Shiba Inu]] featured in the original meme, is a pedigree dog who was sent to an animal shelter when her [[puppy mill]] shut down. She was adopted in 2008 by Japanese kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato, and named after the citrus fruit [[kabosu]] because Sato thought she had a round face like the fruit.<ref name=the_verge>{{cite web|last=Chayka|first=Kyle|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5248762/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow|title=Wow this is doge|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=December 31, 2013|date=December 31, 2013|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314001541/http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5248762/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow|url-status=live}}</ref> Another Shiba Inu featured in the meme is Suki, a female belonging to photographer Jonathan Fleming from San Francisco. His wife had accidentally put a scarf in the wash, making it shrink. He took a photograph of Suki wearing the scarf outside on a cold night in February 2010.<ref name=the_verge/> Kabosu was first pictured in a 2010 blog post by Sato; afterward, variations of the pictures using overlaid Comic Sans text were posted from a [[Tumblr]] blog, ''Shiba Confessions''.<ref name=the_verge/> However, the use of the intentionally misspelled "Doge" dates back to June 2005, when it was mentioned in an episode of ''[[Homestar Runner]]''{{'}}s puppet series.<ref name=slate>{{cite web |last=Wickman |first=Forrest |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/11/15/doge_pronunciation_how_do_you_pronounce_the_name_of_the_shibe_doge_meme.html |title=How Do You Pronounce "Doge"? |website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122223432/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/11/15/doge_pronunciation_how_do_you_pronounce_the_name_of_the_shibe_doge_meme.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The meme began to grow in popularity after it was used on [[Reddit]] in October 2010 in a post titled "LMBO LOOK @ THIS FUKKEN DOGE."<ref name=stacey/><ref name=the_verge/> Some of the other characters used in the meme are based on photographs of real dogs. Cheems is based on an image of a dog named [[Balltze]], from Hong Kong; he was adopted at the age of one and was nine years old in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> He had [[leukemia]] and was undergoing [[thoracentesis]] (the draining of fluid from his chest) when he died on 18 August 2023, aged 12.<ref>{{cite news |title=Viral meme dog Cheems Balltez [''sic''] passes away at the age of 12 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/viral-meme-dog-cheems-balltez-passes-away-at-the-age-of-12/articleshow/102872641.cms?from=mdr |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 August 2023}}</ref> Walter is based on the bull terrier Nelson, who originally became popular in 2018 after his owner, Victoria Leigh, posted a picture of Nelson to Twitter, with the caption "When u open the front-facing camera on accident." In 2020, rumors of Nelson's death began to circulate the internet, although they turned out to be false.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mustafa|first=Filiz|date=June 15, 2020|title=Did Walter the dog die? Social media hoax explained following dog's rumoured death|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/06/15/did-walter-the-dog-die/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705193523/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/06/15/did-walter-the-dog-die/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|website=HITC|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was reported in late December 2022 that 17-year-old Kabosu was seriously ill with leukemia, though Sato said that her health had improved soon after the report.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/28/asia/shiba-inu-doge-meme-seriously-ill-leukaemia-intl-hnk/index.html |title=Shiba inu who inspired 'doge' meme is seriously ill with leukemia |last=Mullholland |first=Tara |date=December 28, 2022 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228075024/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/28/asia/shiba-inu-doge-meme-seriously-ill-leukaemia-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Shiba Inu behind ‘Doge’ meme makes surprising recovery, owner announces |url=https://news.yahoo.com/shiba-inu-behind-doge-meme-194702431.html |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> The most common pronunciations of "Doge" are {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|dʒ}} {{Respell|DOHJ}} and {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|ɡ}} {{Respell|DOHG}}. In non-English speaking countries, "Doge" is occasionally pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|dʒ}} "dodge". Those unfamiliar or unacquainted with the meme also use the pronunciations {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|ɡ|i}} "doggie", {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|ɡ|eɪ}} {{Respell|DOG|ay}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|ɡ|eɪ}} {{Respell|DOH|gay}}, or simply like the word "dog" itself, i.e. {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|ɡ}} {{respell|DOG}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɔː|ɡ}} {{respell|DAWG}}.<ref name=slate/> == History and spread == ===Initial 2013 spread=== Online searches for the meme began to increase in July 2013.<ref name=the_verge/> In August 2013, images of the meme were [[Spam (electronic)|spammed]] on [[Reddit]]'s r/MURICA subreddit by [[4chan]]'s random imageboard, /b/.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alfonso III|first=Fernando|url=http://www.dailydot.com/lol/4chan-raid-reddit-r-murica-shibe/|title=4chan spammed Reddit with an army of Shiba Inus|website=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=November 22, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143404/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/4chan-raid-reddit-r-murica-shibe/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late December 2013, members of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] produced material in the meme's style. ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' commented that Doge was "killed" because of the Congress members' usage of the meme.<ref>{{cite web|last=Logiurato|first=Brett|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/doge-memes-congress-steve-stockman-massie-2013-12|title=Congress Has Finally Discovered 'Doge,' And It's Going About As Badly As You Would Expect|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143439/https://www.businessinsider.com/doge-memes-congress-steve-stockman-massie-2013-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Alana|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/gop-meme_n_4493685.html|title=GOPers Ruin Beloved Internet Meme|website=[[Huffington Post]]|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143443/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-meme_n_4493685|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2013, the [[Dogecoin]] was introduced as a new [[cryptocurrency]], making it the first cryptocurrency to be based on an Internet meme;<ref>{{cite web | last=Klee | first=Miles |url=http://www.dailydot.com/business/shibe-meme-dogecoin-currency/ | title=With its own cryptocurrency, Doge has officially conquered 2013 | website=[[The Daily Dot]] | date=December 10, 2013 | access-date=December 25, 2013 | archive-date=January 23, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123002054/http://www.dailydot.com/business/shibe-meme-dogecoin-currency/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Couts| first=Andrew|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/wow-dogecoin-bitcoin/| title=Wow. Dogecoin is the most Internet thing to happen, ever| website=[[Digital Trends]]| date=December 12, 2013| access-date=December 25, 2013| archive-date=December 16, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122800/http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/wow-dogecoin-bitcoin/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Hillen|first= Brittany|url=http://www.slashgear.com/dogecoin-digital-currency-takes-on-bitcoin-with-a-bit-of-meme-flair-11308557/|title = Dogecoin digital currency takes on Bitcoin with a bit of meme flair|website = SlashGear|date= December 11, 2013|access-date = December 25, 2013|archive-date = September 5, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905214710/http://www.slashgear.com/dogecoin-digital-currency-takes-on-bitcoin-with-a-bit-of-meme-flair-11308557/|url-status = live}}</ref> the [[viral phenomenon]], along with usage of the Comic Sans MS typeface, gave it "the Internet density of a large star" according to Medium writer [[Quinn Norton]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Norton|first=Quinn|url=https://medium.com/quinn-norton/the-values-of-money-f3db7e13e6e3|title=The Values of Money|website=Medium|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013|archive-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015132359/https://medium.com/quinn-norton/the-values-of-money-f3db7e13e6e3|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Continued popularity=== By early 2014, Doge's popularity was sustained by Internet communities on social media, accompanied by the rapid growth and acceptance of Dogecoin. In April 2014, Doge experienced a second major media resurgence due to revelations of the Dogecoin community's intent to sponsor [[Josh Wise]] in [[NASCAR]] and place a picture of the Shiba Inu on his vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ballaban|first=Michael|date=April 8, 2014|title=Such NASCAR, Much Motorsports: What It Looks Like When Doge Goes Racing|url=http://jalopnik.com/such-nascar-much-motorsports-what-it-looks-like-when-1560738434|publisher=Jalopnik|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143524/https://jalopnik.com/such-nascar-much-motorsports-what-it-looks-like-when-1560738434|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kooser|first=Amanda|title=Dogecoin Nascar paint scheme unveiled. Wow. Such doge.|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/dogecoin-nascar-paint-scheme-unveiled-wow-such-doge/|access-date=May 7, 2014|newspaper=CNET|date=April 29, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143449/https://www.cnet.com/news/dogecoin-nascar-paint-scheme-unveiled-wow-such-doge/|url-status=live}}</ref> The car features in downloadable content for the video game ''[[NASCAR '14]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Good|first1=Owen S.|title=Dogecoin, NASCAR's strangest hood sponsor, will appear in its official video game|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/18/5728334/dogecoin-nascar-video-game-dlc|access-date=March 29, 2015|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=May 18, 2014|archive-date=May 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210248/http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/18/5728334/dogecoin-nascar-video-game-dlc|url-status=live}}</ref> Media outlets have embraced the meme while reporting on the cryptocurrency and the car, with titles featuring phrases such as "so wow" and "very vroom".<ref>{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Malia|title=When Dogecoin met NASCAR. So wow.|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/when-dogecoin-met-nascar-so-wow.html|access-date=May 7, 2014|newspaper=[[Portland Business Journal]]|date=May 6, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143448/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/when-dogecoin-met-nascar-so-wow.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Estrada|first=Chris|title=Very vroom: Josh Wise finishes 20th at 'Dega in DogeCoin car|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/04/very-vroom-josh-wise-finishes-20th-at-dega-in-dogecoin-car/|website=[[NBC Sports]]|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143453/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/05/04/very-vroom-josh-wise-finishes-20th-at-dega-in-dogecoin-car/|url-status=live}}</ref> A report on ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' in December 2016 found that Doge's popularity peaked in 2014 and then fell due to "overexposure and co-option by advertisers and mainstream 'normies{{'"}}, but remained stable since then and returned to [[Tumblr]]'s top 10 shared memes of the year in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hathaway |first1=Jay |title=The very longevity of Doge, the Shiba Inu meme that is still such popular |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/doge-shibu-inu-meme/ |access-date=March 21, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot |date=December 8, 2016 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143425/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/doge-shibu-inu-meme/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For [[April Fools' Day]] in 2017, [[China Central Television]] published a hoax story of the death of Kabosu.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Covucci |first1=David |title=Don't worry: Despite reports, Doge is not dead |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wow-doge-is-not-dead/ |access-date=March 21, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot |date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143530/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wow-doge-is-not-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Feinn |first1=Lily |title=Is Doge Dead? The Famous Meme Dog Was The Subject Of An April Fool's Hoax |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/is-doge-dead-the-famous-meme-dog-was-the-subject-of-april-fools-hoax-49039 |magazine=Bustle |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143514/https://www.bustle.com/p/is-doge-dead-the-famous-meme-dog-was-the-subject-of-april-fools-hoax-49039 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, the NFT of the original Doge meme was acquired by PleasrDAO and Doge NFT was fractionalized into $DOG token.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Locke |first=Taylor |date=September 1, 2021 |title=The original 'Doge' meme sold as an NFT for $4 million–now you can own a piece of it for less than $1 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/01/fans-can-buy-a-fraction-of-original-doge-meme-nft-owned-by-pleasrdao.html |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Doge NFT Rides Into Fractional Ownership With $DOG Tokens |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/doge-nft-rides-into-fractional-ownership-with-dog-tokens |access-date=March 9, 2022 |newspaper=Bloomberg|date=August 31, 2021 }}</ref> In 2022, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], an online phenomenon and group dedicated to countering [[Russian propaganda]] and [[Disinformation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian disinformation]] called [[NAFO (group)|NAFO]] (or the North Atlantic Fella Organization), where participants, who refer themselves as "Fellas", use Doge as their avatar. In addition to posting pro-Ukraine memes, or ones mocking Russian war effort and strategy and "[[shitposting]]", the group also raises funds for the [[Ukrainian military]] and other pro-Ukrainian causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/the-doges-of-war-how-a-twitter-meme-is-helping-fight-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/|title=The doges of war: how a Twitter meme is helping fight the Russian war in Ukraine|first=Pez|last=Pearson|newspaper=Yorkshire Bylines|date=August 15, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pd5y/shitposting-shiba-inu-accounts-chased-a-russian-diplomat-offline|title=Shitposting Shiba Inu Accounts Chased a Russian Diplomat Offline|first=Matthew|last=Gault|newspaper=Vice|date=July 12, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/nafo-the-furry-fellas-taking-a-bite-out-of-russia-s-info-war-machine-20220817-p5baks.html|title=NAFO, the furry fellas taking a bite out of Russia's info war machine|first=Chris|last=Zappone|newspaper=The Age|date=August 29, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-kinzinger-meme-what-air-defense-doing-1735201|title='What Air Defense Doing': Adam Kinzinger Joins Meme Mockery of Russia|first=Brendan|last=Cole|newspaper=Newsweek|date=August 19, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref> ==Cultural depictions== ===In advertising=== In mid-2014, the advertisement agency DDB Stockholm had Doge featured prominently in an advertising campaign for the public transport company [[Storstockholms Lokaltrafik|SL]] in Stockholm, Sweden. The advertisement concerned the company's special summer tickets, and featured Doge holding a public transport ticket in his mouth, with phrases such as "many summer", "such cheap" and "very buy".<ref>{{cite news|last=Andrén|first=Simon|title=Många frågor kring SL-kampanj|trans-title=Many questions about SL campaign|url=http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/kampanjer/article3823283.ece|access-date=May 27, 2014|newspaper=Dagens Media|date=April 29, 2014|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223226/http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/kampanjer/article3823283.ece|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Online=== Google created a Doge [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]]: when ''doge meme'' was entered into the YouTube search bar, all the site's text would be displayed in colorful [[Comic Sans]], similar to the kind used by the meme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.websonic.nl/nieuws/easter-egg-youtube-in-comic-sans-doge-meme-51899|title=Easter Egg: YouTube in Comic Sans (Doge Meme)|website=WebSonic.nl|date=November 24, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143452/http://www.websonic.nl/nieuws/easter-egg-youtube-in-comic-sans-doge-meme-51899|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2014, [[Sydney]]-based [[web developer]]s Katia Eirin and Bennett Wong created ''Doge Weather'', a weather website and [[mobile app]] incorporating the meme. ''Doge Weather'' reports the temperature and weather conditions based on the user's [[Geographic coordinate system|geographic location]].<ref name="Mediati 2014">{{cite web|first1=Nick|last1=Mediati|url=http://www.macgasm.net/2014/04/02/can-doge-weather-become-main-ios-weather-app/|title=Can Doge Weather Become Your Main iOS Weather App?|website=Macgasm.net|publisher=Macgasm|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143501/https://www.macgasm.net/news/iphone-news/can-doge-weather-become-main-ios-weather-app/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wickman 2014">{{cite web|first1=Forrest|last1=Wickman|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/02/12/doge_weather_finally_you_can_get_your_forecast_from_doge_wow.html|title=Finally, You Can Get Your Weather From Doge. Wow|website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|publisher=[[The Slate Group]]|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143534/https://slate.com/culture/2014/02/doge-weather-finally-you-can-get-your-forecast-from-doge-wow.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2014, ''Doge Weather'' became available as a mobile app for [[iOS 7]].<ref name="Mediati 2014" /> Mozilla's [[Servo (software)|Servo]] project incorporated the meme into the project logo from May 2016 to February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.png|title=History for resources/servo.png|website=GitHub|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143513/https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.png|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.svg|title=History for resources/servo.svg|website=GitHub|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143523/https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.svg|url-status=live}}</ref> Between April 3 and 7, 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/twitter-removes-doge-icon-dogecoin-price-falls-1850311581|title=Doge's Twitter Reign Ends, Triggering Memecoin Slump|accessdate=April 8, 2023|date=April 7, 2023|work=Gizmodo|last=Leffer|first=Lauren}}</ref> [[Elon Musk]] has decided and replaced [[Twitter]]'s bird logo with an image of Doge for website users. Some speculated that it may have been a late-posted April Fools' Day joke,<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter makes unexplained logo change to Dogecoin cryptocurrency image |author1=Taylor, Josh |author2=Hern, Alex |date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=April 4, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/04/twitter-changes-logo-to-dogecoin-cryptocurrency-image-in-apparent-late-april-fools-day-gag}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/3/23668356/twitter-doge-bird-logo-retweet-labels-following-timeline|title=Today in Twitter: where are the retweet labels, and why did Doge replace the bird?|access-date=April 3, 2023|date=April 3, 2023|work=The Verge|last=Clark|first=Mitchell}}</ref> However, Thomas Barabbi of ''[[New York Post]]'' said that the dogecoin logo appeared just days after Musk’s lawyers asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit, accusing the billionaire on boosting the digital currency’s value.<ref>{{Cite web|website=nypost.com |url=https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/dogecoin-dog-replaces-twitter-logo-on-homepage-meme-tokens-price-soars-30/|title=Dogecoin dog replaces Twitter logo on homepage, meme token's price soars 30%|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref> ===In entertainment=== In the video for [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s 2014 song "[[Word Crimes]]", a song about bad grammar, a Doge [[Twitter|tweet]] is used to illustrate the types of bad grammar referenced in that part of the song.<ref name="Yankovic">{{cite web | author=Kastrenakes, Jacob |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/15/5901701/weird-al-word-crimes-robin-thicke-parody-music-video | title=Weird Al's 'Blurred Lines' parody skewers Reddit and doge for grammar crimes | website=The Verge | date=July 15, 2014 | access-date=July 16, 2014 | archive-date=July 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715181511/http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/15/5901701/weird-al-word-crimes-robin-thicke-parody-music-video | url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2015 video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', a reference to the meme can be found in the North American version only. When examining one of the ancient bookshelves, the text reads "Still, coming here has at least afforded me the rare chance to explore these ancient ruins. So ancient. Such ruin." The reference was met with mixed views from fans of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://legendsoflocalization.com/the-latest-zelda-game-is-such-doge/|title=The Latest Zelda Game is Such Doge|website=Legends of Localization|first=Clyde|last=Mandelin|date=October 27, 2015 |access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143459/https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-latest-zelda-game-is-such-doge/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-28-nintendo-fans-arguing-over-a-zelda-doge-meme|title=Zelda fans have a bone to pick with Nintendo over doge meme|website=[[Eurogamer]]|first=Tom|last=Phillips|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143503/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-28-nintendo-fans-arguing-over-a-zelda-doge-meme|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2015 online game ''[[Agar.io]]'', Doge appears as a playable skin in the game by typing in the name "Doge".<ref>https://www.androidauthority.com/hands-on-with-agar-io-631445/</ref> ''[[Just Cause 3]]'' also included a special mode that popped up text in the style of the meme in response to certain player actions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpT8jcNQKsM | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/WpT8jcNQKsM| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=Just Cause 3 Easter Egg – Doge Mode |date=December 13, 2015 |work=Official [[IGN]] account on YouTube |access-date=May 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Prell|first=Sam|date=December 3, 2015|title=Wow, such explosion, many meme: how to unlock Doge Mode in Just Cause 3|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/how-to-unlock-doge-mode-just-cause-3/|url-status=live|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Official PlayStation Magazine|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203164425/http://www.gamesradar.com/how-to-unlock-doge-mode-just-cause-3/ |archive-date=December 3, 2015 }}</ref> In 2017, the video game ''[[Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' added a Doge skin for the goddess [[Skadi]].<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Connor|first=Alice|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/27/wow-such-meme-very-smite/|title=Wow! Such meme! Very Smite!|website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143553/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/27/wow-such-meme-very-smite/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Reception and legacy== "Doge" was one of several additions to [[Dictionary.com]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title='Fleek,' 'facepalm' among words added to Dictionary.com|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/10/fleek-facepalm-among-words-added-to-dictionary-com/21262001/|access-date=November 23, 2015|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=November 10, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143454/https://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/10/fleek-facepalm-among-words-added-to-dictionary-com/21262001/|url-status=live}}</ref> The website defines it as not just the image macro and its variants, but also the form of "language" that it uses.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Doge|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/doge|dictionary=[[Dictionary.com]]|access-date=November 23, 2015|date=|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143535/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/doge|url-status=live}}</ref> Several media publications included Doge on a list of memes that helped define Internet culture in the 2010s, and wrote on the meme's influence of further online developments, such as [[DoggoLingo]] and [[WeRateDogs]].<ref name=Amatuilli2019>{{cite web|last=Amatulli|first=Jenna|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2010s-memes-retrospective_n_5deff783e4b0ea8a85c10107|title=A Guide To The Memes That Defined A Decade (And Where They Are Now)|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143424/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2010s-memes-retrospective_n_5deff783e4b0ea8a85c10107|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Romano2019/> ''[[io9]]'' compared the internal dialog of the Shiba Inu dogs to [[lolcat|lolspeak]].<ref name="io9">{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/we-who-spoke-lolcat-now-speak-doge-1481243678 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170306235800/http://io9.gizmodo.com/we-who-spoke-lolcat-now-speak-doge-1481243678 |archive-date=March 6, 2017 |title=We who spoke LOLcat now speak Doge |last=Newitz |first=Annalee |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Evan McMurry of [[ABC News]] and Stacey Ritzen of ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' both ranked Doge as the number-one meme of the 2010s.<ref name="abc">{{cite news|last1=McMurry|first1=Evan|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/10-memest-memes-decade-decade-meme/story?id=67297133|title=The 10 memest memes of this decade, the decade of the meme|date=December 7, 2019|work=ABC News|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143424/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/10-memest-memes-decade-decade-meme/story?id=67297133|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=stacey>{{cite news |last1=Ritzen |first1=Stacey |title=The 50 memes that defined the decade |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/best-memes-decade-2010s/ |access-date=December 19, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot |date=December 13, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143403/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/best-memes-decade-2010s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2019, Doge was voted as the best Internet meme of the 2010s on a poll held by ''[[The Tab]]'', gaining 737 votes, or 22 percent of total votes cast.<ref name=TheTab>{{cite web|last=Soen|first=Hayley|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2019/12/04/meme-of-the-decade-134375|title=The votes are in: This is officially the best meme of the entire decade|website=[[The Tab]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143433/https://thetab.com/uk/2019/12/04/meme-of-the-decade-134375|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]''{{'}}s Aja Romano included Doge on their 11 memes "that captured the decade," writing that it took "[[lolcat|cat memes]] to new, absurdist heights, an early hallmark of neo-[[Dadaism|Dadaist]] millennial humor."<ref name=Romano2019>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Aja|url=https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/12/11/20991671/memes-decade-doge-baby-yoda|title=11 memes that captured the decade|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date=December 18, 2019l|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143450/https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/12/11/20991671/memes-decade-doge-baby-yoda|url-status=live}}</ref> It was ranked as 12th on [[MTV]]'s list of "50 Things Pop Culture Had Us Giving Thanks For" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1718202/pop-culture-moments-thankful-for-thanksgiving/|title=From One Direction's Abs To Miley's Joint: 50 Things Pop Culture Had Us Giving Thanks For This Year|publisher=MTV|date=November 27, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522032825/http://www.mtv.com/news/1718202/pop-culture-moments-thankful-for-thanksgiving/|url-status=live}}</ref> Angela Watercutter of ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' described it as one of the best meme of 2013, and was named the "top meme" of 2013 by [[Know Your Meme]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Watercutter|first=Angela|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/12/best-memes-2013/|title=The 10 Best Memes of 2013|website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]]|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=March 4, 2015|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222133434/http://www.wired.com/2013/12/best-memes-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Mashable]]'' said it is one of the best "internet moments turning 10 in 2023".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sea.mashable.com/life/22185/from-doge-to-drake-here-are-10-internet-moments-turning-10-in-2023|title=From Doge to Drake, Here Are 10 Internet Moments Turning 10 in 2023|date=January 2, 2023|website=[[Mashable|Mashable SEA]]|accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref> The Japanese perception is remarkably different; Kabosu and Sato are known as pet and owner rather than a meme, and her blog was the fourth-most popular pet-related blog in the country as of December 2013. Reacting to the meme, she explained, "To be honest, some pictures are strange for me, but it's still funny! I'm very impressed with their skills and taste. Around me, nobody knows about the Doge meme. Maybe I don't understand memes very well, because I'm living such an analog life." Sato has also expressed that she had learned that "the risk of the internet is that anyone in the world can see my life on my blog". Fleming stated that in his experience, the Shiba Inu breed has become more recognized due to the meme.<ref name=the_verge/> == See also == *[[List of individual dogs]] *[[List of Internet phenomena]] {{Clear}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons}} * [http://kabochan.blog.jp/archives/9733755.html Original blog post featuring Kabosu] (moved from [http://kabosu112.exblog.jp/9944144/ post] on old blog) * {{Know Your Meme|doge|Doge}} * {{Know Your Meme|doge-2|Doge 2}} * {{Know Your Meme|ironic-doge-memes|Ironic Doge Memes}} {{Internet dialects}} {{Portal bar|Internet|Dogs}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Doge]] 60d847b45f379e112dd7b40c12b521cd5ea3aa5b 5 4 2023-11-01T22:38:31Z Wowsuchdog 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Doge homemade meme.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An example of a Doge meme related to [[Wikipedia]], featuring a Shiba Inu named Taiki]] '''Doge''' is an Internet meme that became popular in 2013. The meme consists of a picture of a Shiba Inu dog, accompanied by multicolored text in Comic Sans font in the foreground. The text, representing a kind of internal [[monologue]], is deliberately written in a form of [[broken English]]. The meme most frequently uses an image of a Shiba Inu named Kabosu, though versions with other Shiba Inus are also popular.<ref name=the_verge/> The meme is based on a 2010 photograph of Kabosu which became popular in late 2013, being named as ''[[Know Your Meme]]''{{'}}s "top meme" of that year. The Shiba Inu had a notable presence in popular culture in late 2013, including a [[cryptocurrency]] based on Doge, the [[Dogecoin]], launching in December of that year. Several online polls and media outlets recognized Doge as one of the best [[Internet memes]] of the 2010s. == Structure == Doge uses two-word phrases in which the first word is almost always one of five modifiers ("so", "such", "many", "much", and "very"), and the departure from correct English is to use the modifier with a word that it cannot properly modify.<ref name="mcculloch">{{cite web| last = McCulloch| first = Gretchen| title = A Linguist Explains the Grammar of Doge. Wow| website = The Toast| date = February 6, 2014|url=http://the-toast.net/2014/02/06/linguist-explains-grammar-doge-wow/| access-date = May 29, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142710/http://the-toast.net/2014/02/06/linguist-explains-grammar-doge-wow/| archive-date = May 31, 2014| url-status = dead}}</ref> For example, "Much respect. So noble." uses the Doge modifiers but is not "proper" Doge because the modifiers are used in a formally correct fashion; the Doge version would be "Much noble, so respect."<ref name="mcculloch"/> In addition to these phrases, a Doge utterance often ends with a single word, most often "wow" but with "amaze" and "excite" also being used.<ref name="mcculloch"/> Since the inception of the meme, several variations and spin-offs have been created, including "liquified Doge",<ref name=stacey/><ref name=Hathaway2018>{{cite web|last=Hathaway|first=Jay|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/new-doge-memes-arrived-liquified/|title=Something very weird is happening to Doge memes in 2018|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143403/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/new-doge-memes-arrived-liquified/|url-status=live}}</ref> a variation wherein the dog's shape is morphed into other animals, and "ironic Doge",<ref name=stacey/> a version wherein the Doge character is put into ironic and uncharacteristic situations. The ironic Doge memes have spawned several other related characters, often dogs themselves, one of which is [[Balltze|Cheems]], another Shiba Inu who is typically characterized by a [[speech impediment]] that adds the letter "M" throughout its speech.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Banim|first=Julia|date=July 4, 2020|title=Meet Balltze The Original Cheems Dog And Star Of Your Favourite Memes|url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/meet-balltze-the-original-cheems-dog-and-star-of-your-favourite-memes/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705192102/https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/meet-balltze-the-original-cheems-dog-and-star-of-your-favourite-memes/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|work=Unilad}}</ref> Walter, a [[Bull Terrier]] character who is typically portrayed as liking "[[Monster truck|moster trucks]]" {{sic}} and [[Fire engine|firetrucks]], is another commonly recurring ironic Doge character. These memes are mostly present on subreddits like r/dogelore.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Raphael|first=Shannon|title=Is Front Camera Meme Star Walter the Dog Actually Dead?|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/did-walter-the-dog-die|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627020129/https://www.distractify.com/p/did-walter-the-dog-die|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|website=Distractify|date=June 15, 2020|language=en}}</ref> One meme which became popular in 2020 was "Swole Doge vs. Cheems", in which a muscular Doge and a baby Cheems are depicted as something considered better in the past, and its modern version, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swole Doge vs. Cheems: el meme de los perros que se está viralizando en redes |trans-title=Swole Doge vs. Cheems: the dog meme that is going viral on the web |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cribeo/fast-news/20200527/481425063352/swole-goge-cheems-meme-perros-comparacion-paises-viralizando-redes.html |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=[[La Vanguardia]] |date=May 27, 2020 |language=es |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143403/https://www.lavanguardia.com/cribeo/fast-news/20200527/481425063352/swole-goge-cheems-meme-perros-comparacion-paises-viralizando-redes.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El exitoso meme viral del perro grande contra el pequeño que compara la vida antes y ahora |trans-title=The successful meme of the big dog against the little one which compares life before and now |url=https://www.20minutos.es/gonzoo/noticia/4276860/0/exitoso-meme-viral-perro-grande-pequeno-compara-vida-antes-ahora/ |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=[[20 minutos]] |date=June 1, 2020 |language=es |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143404/https://www.20minutos.es/gonzoo/noticia/4276860/0/exitoso-meme-viral-perro-grande-pequeno-compara-vida-antes-ahora/ |url-status=live }}</ref> == Origin and pronunciation == {{Infobox animal | name = Kabosu | image = | image_size = | caption = | othername = {{nihongo|Kabo-chan|かぼちゃん}} | species = [[Dog]] | breed = [[Shiba Inu]] | gender = Female | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|11|2}} | birth_place = | nationality = Japan | role = [[Internet celebrity]] | years_active = 2010–present | website = {{URL|Instagram.com/kabosumama}}, {{URL|kabochan.blog.jp}}, {{URL|kabosu112.exblog.jp}} {{in lang|ja}} }} [[File:Original Doge meme.jpg|left|thumb|The original photo of Kabosu that led to the meme.]] {{nihongo|Kabosu|かぼす||born {{Circa}} November 2, 2005<ref>{{cite web |work=Dōbutsu Dōmei |date=March 8, 2020 |language=ja |title=海外で大人気になった柴犬「かぼすちゃん」の魅力とは |trans-title=The allure of Kabosu, the shiba inu who became super popular overseas, explained |url=https://doubutsu.jp/dog/270/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604054510/https://doubutsu.jp/dog/270/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live |quote=誕生日　2005年11月2日（推定）|trans-quote=Birthday: November 2, 2005 (inferred) }}</ref>|lead=yes}}, the female [[Shiba Inu]] featured in the original meme, is a pedigree dog who was sent to an animal shelter when her [[puppy mill]] shut down. She was adopted in 2008 by Japanese kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato, and named after the citrus fruit [[kabosu]] because Sato thought she had a round face like the fruit.<ref name=the_verge>{{cite web|last=Chayka|first=Kyle|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5248762/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow|title=Wow this is doge|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=December 31, 2013|date=December 31, 2013|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314001541/http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5248762/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow|url-status=live}}</ref> Another Shiba Inu featured in the meme is Suki, a female belonging to photographer Jonathan Fleming from San Francisco. His wife had accidentally put a scarf in the wash, making it shrink. He took a photograph of Suki wearing the scarf outside on a cold night in February 2010.<ref name=the_verge/> Kabosu was first pictured in a 2010 blog post by Sato; afterward, variations of the pictures using overlaid Comic Sans text were posted from a [[Tumblr]] blog, ''Shiba Confessions''.<ref name=the_verge/> However, the use of the intentionally misspelled "Doge" dates back to June 2005, when it was mentioned in an episode of ''[[Homestar Runner]]''{{'}}s puppet series.<ref name=slate>{{cite web |last=Wickman |first=Forrest |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/11/15/doge_pronunciation_how_do_you_pronounce_the_name_of_the_shibe_doge_meme.html |title=How Do You Pronounce "Doge"? |website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122223432/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/11/15/doge_pronunciation_how_do_you_pronounce_the_name_of_the_shibe_doge_meme.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The meme began to grow in popularity after it was used on [[Reddit]] in October 2010 in a post titled "LMBO LOOK @ THIS FUKKEN DOGE."<ref name=stacey/><ref name=the_verge/> Some of the other characters used in the meme are based on photographs of real dogs. Cheems is based on an image of a dog named [[Balltze]], from Hong Kong; he was adopted at the age of one and was nine years old in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> He had [[leukemia]] and was undergoing [[thoracentesis]] (the draining of fluid from his chest) when he died on 18 August 2023, aged 12.<ref>{{cite news |title=Viral meme dog Cheems Balltez [''sic''] passes away at the age of 12 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/viral-meme-dog-cheems-balltez-passes-away-at-the-age-of-12/articleshow/102872641.cms?from=mdr |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 August 2023}}</ref> Walter is based on the bull terrier Nelson, who originally became popular in 2018 after his owner, Victoria Leigh, posted a picture of Nelson to Twitter, with the caption "When u open the front-facing camera on accident." In 2020, rumors of Nelson's death began to circulate the internet, although they turned out to be false.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mustafa|first=Filiz|date=June 15, 2020|title=Did Walter the dog die? Social media hoax explained following dog's rumoured death|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/06/15/did-walter-the-dog-die/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705193523/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/06/15/did-walter-the-dog-die/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|website=HITC|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was reported in late December 2022 that 17-year-old Kabosu was seriously ill with leukemia, though Sato said that her health had improved soon after the report.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/28/asia/shiba-inu-doge-meme-seriously-ill-leukaemia-intl-hnk/index.html |title=Shiba inu who inspired 'doge' meme is seriously ill with leukemia |last=Mullholland |first=Tara |date=December 28, 2022 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228075024/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/28/asia/shiba-inu-doge-meme-seriously-ill-leukaemia-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Shiba Inu behind ‘Doge’ meme makes surprising recovery, owner announces |url=https://news.yahoo.com/shiba-inu-behind-doge-meme-194702431.html |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> The most common pronunciations of "Doge" are {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|dʒ}} {{Respell|DOHJ}} and {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|ɡ}} {{Respell|DOHG}}. In non-English speaking countries, "Doge" is occasionally pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|dʒ}} "dodge". Those unfamiliar or unacquainted with the meme also use the pronunciations {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|ɡ|i}} "doggie", {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|ɡ|eɪ}} {{Respell|DOG|ay}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|ɡ|eɪ}} {{Respell|DOH|gay}}, or simply like the word "dog" itself, i.e. {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|ɡ}} {{respell|DOG}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɔː|ɡ}} {{respell|DAWG}}.<ref name=slate/> == History and spread == ===Initial 2013 spread=== Online searches for the meme began to increase in July 2013.<ref name=the_verge/> In August 2013, images of the meme were [[Spam (electronic)|spammed]] on [[Reddit]]'s r/MURICA subreddit by [[4chan]]'s random imageboard, /b/.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alfonso III|first=Fernando|url=http://www.dailydot.com/lol/4chan-raid-reddit-r-murica-shibe/|title=4chan spammed Reddit with an army of Shiba Inus|website=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=November 22, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143404/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/4chan-raid-reddit-r-murica-shibe/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late December 2013, members of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] produced material in the meme's style. ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' commented that Doge was "killed" because of the Congress members' usage of the meme.<ref>{{cite web|last=Logiurato|first=Brett|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/doge-memes-congress-steve-stockman-massie-2013-12|title=Congress Has Finally Discovered 'Doge,' And It's Going About As Badly As You Would Expect|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143439/https://www.businessinsider.com/doge-memes-congress-steve-stockman-massie-2013-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Alana|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/gop-meme_n_4493685.html|title=GOPers Ruin Beloved Internet Meme|website=[[Huffington Post]]|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143443/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-meme_n_4493685|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2013, the [[Dogecoin]] was introduced as a new [[cryptocurrency]], making it the first cryptocurrency to be based on an Internet meme;<ref>{{cite web | last=Klee | first=Miles |url=http://www.dailydot.com/business/shibe-meme-dogecoin-currency/ | title=With its own cryptocurrency, Doge has officially conquered 2013 | website=[[The Daily Dot]] | date=December 10, 2013 | access-date=December 25, 2013 | archive-date=January 23, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123002054/http://www.dailydot.com/business/shibe-meme-dogecoin-currency/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Couts| first=Andrew|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/wow-dogecoin-bitcoin/| title=Wow. Dogecoin is the most Internet thing to happen, ever| website=[[Digital Trends]]| date=December 12, 2013| access-date=December 25, 2013| archive-date=December 16, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122800/http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/wow-dogecoin-bitcoin/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Hillen|first= Brittany|url=http://www.slashgear.com/dogecoin-digital-currency-takes-on-bitcoin-with-a-bit-of-meme-flair-11308557/|title = Dogecoin digital currency takes on Bitcoin with a bit of meme flair|website = SlashGear|date= December 11, 2013|access-date = December 25, 2013|archive-date = September 5, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905214710/http://www.slashgear.com/dogecoin-digital-currency-takes-on-bitcoin-with-a-bit-of-meme-flair-11308557/|url-status = live}}</ref> the [[viral phenomenon]], along with usage of the Comic Sans MS typeface, gave it "the Internet density of a large star" according to Medium writer [[Quinn Norton]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Norton|first=Quinn|url=https://medium.com/quinn-norton/the-values-of-money-f3db7e13e6e3|title=The Values of Money|website=Medium|date=December 23, 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013|archive-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015132359/https://medium.com/quinn-norton/the-values-of-money-f3db7e13e6e3|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Continued popularity=== By early 2014, Doge's popularity was sustained by Internet communities on social media, accompanied by the rapid growth and acceptance of Dogecoin. In April 2014, Doge experienced a second major media resurgence due to revelations of the Dogecoin community's intent to sponsor [[Josh Wise]] in [[NASCAR]] and place a picture of the Shiba Inu on his vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ballaban|first=Michael|date=April 8, 2014|title=Such NASCAR, Much Motorsports: What It Looks Like When Doge Goes Racing|url=http://jalopnik.com/such-nascar-much-motorsports-what-it-looks-like-when-1560738434|publisher=Jalopnik|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143524/https://jalopnik.com/such-nascar-much-motorsports-what-it-looks-like-when-1560738434|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kooser|first=Amanda|title=Dogecoin Nascar paint scheme unveiled. Wow. Such doge.|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/dogecoin-nascar-paint-scheme-unveiled-wow-such-doge/|access-date=May 7, 2014|newspaper=CNET|date=April 29, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143449/https://www.cnet.com/news/dogecoin-nascar-paint-scheme-unveiled-wow-such-doge/|url-status=live}}</ref> The car features in downloadable content for the video game ''[[NASCAR '14]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Good|first1=Owen S.|title=Dogecoin, NASCAR's strangest hood sponsor, will appear in its official video game|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/18/5728334/dogecoin-nascar-video-game-dlc|access-date=March 29, 2015|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=May 18, 2014|archive-date=May 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210248/http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/18/5728334/dogecoin-nascar-video-game-dlc|url-status=live}}</ref> Media outlets have embraced the meme while reporting on the cryptocurrency and the car, with titles featuring phrases such as "so wow" and "very vroom".<ref>{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Malia|title=When Dogecoin met NASCAR. So wow.|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/when-dogecoin-met-nascar-so-wow.html|access-date=May 7, 2014|newspaper=[[Portland Business Journal]]|date=May 6, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143448/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/when-dogecoin-met-nascar-so-wow.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Estrada|first=Chris|title=Very vroom: Josh Wise finishes 20th at 'Dega in DogeCoin car|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/04/very-vroom-josh-wise-finishes-20th-at-dega-in-dogecoin-car/|website=[[NBC Sports]]|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143453/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/05/04/very-vroom-josh-wise-finishes-20th-at-dega-in-dogecoin-car/|url-status=live}}</ref> A report on ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' in December 2016 found that Doge's popularity peaked in 2014 and then fell due to "overexposure and co-option by advertisers and mainstream 'normies{{'"}}, but remained stable since then and returned to [[Tumblr]]'s top 10 shared memes of the year in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hathaway |first1=Jay |title=The very longevity of Doge, the Shiba Inu meme that is still such popular |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/doge-shibu-inu-meme/ |access-date=March 21, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot |date=December 8, 2016 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143425/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/doge-shibu-inu-meme/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For [[April Fools' Day]] in 2017, [[China Central Television]] published a hoax story of the death of Kabosu.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Covucci |first1=David |title=Don't worry: Despite reports, Doge is not dead |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wow-doge-is-not-dead/ |access-date=March 21, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot |date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143530/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wow-doge-is-not-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Feinn |first1=Lily |title=Is Doge Dead? The Famous Meme Dog Was The Subject Of An April Fool's Hoax |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/is-doge-dead-the-famous-meme-dog-was-the-subject-of-april-fools-hoax-49039 |magazine=Bustle |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143514/https://www.bustle.com/p/is-doge-dead-the-famous-meme-dog-was-the-subject-of-april-fools-hoax-49039 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, the NFT of the original Doge meme was acquired by PleasrDAO and Doge NFT was fractionalized into $DOG token.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Locke |first=Taylor |date=September 1, 2021 |title=The original 'Doge' meme sold as an NFT for $4 million–now you can own a piece of it for less than $1 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/01/fans-can-buy-a-fraction-of-original-doge-meme-nft-owned-by-pleasrdao.html |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Doge NFT Rides Into Fractional Ownership With $DOG Tokens |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/doge-nft-rides-into-fractional-ownership-with-dog-tokens |access-date=March 9, 2022 |newspaper=Bloomberg|date=August 31, 2021 }}</ref> In 2022, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], an online phenomenon and group dedicated to countering [[Russian propaganda]] and [[Disinformation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian disinformation]] called [[NAFO (group)|NAFO]] (or the North Atlantic Fella Organization), where participants, who refer themselves as "Fellas", use Doge as their avatar. In addition to posting pro-Ukraine memes, or ones mocking Russian war effort and strategy and "[[shitposting]]", the group also raises funds for the [[Ukrainian military]] and other pro-Ukrainian causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/the-doges-of-war-how-a-twitter-meme-is-helping-fight-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/|title=The doges of war: how a Twitter meme is helping fight the Russian war in Ukraine|first=Pez|last=Pearson|newspaper=Yorkshire Bylines|date=August 15, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pd5y/shitposting-shiba-inu-accounts-chased-a-russian-diplomat-offline|title=Shitposting Shiba Inu Accounts Chased a Russian Diplomat Offline|first=Matthew|last=Gault|newspaper=Vice|date=July 12, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/nafo-the-furry-fellas-taking-a-bite-out-of-russia-s-info-war-machine-20220817-p5baks.html|title=NAFO, the furry fellas taking a bite out of Russia's info war machine|first=Chris|last=Zappone|newspaper=The Age|date=August 29, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-kinzinger-meme-what-air-defense-doing-1735201|title='What Air Defense Doing': Adam Kinzinger Joins Meme Mockery of Russia|first=Brendan|last=Cole|newspaper=Newsweek|date=August 19, 2022 |access-date= August 29, 2022}}</ref> ==Cultural depictions== ===In advertising=== In mid-2014, the advertisement agency DDB Stockholm had Doge featured prominently in an advertising campaign for the public transport company [[Storstockholms Lokaltrafik|SL]] in Stockholm, Sweden. The advertisement concerned the company's special summer tickets, and featured Doge holding a public transport ticket in his mouth, with phrases such as "many summer", "such cheap" and "very buy".<ref>{{cite news|last=Andrén|first=Simon|title=Många frågor kring SL-kampanj|trans-title=Many questions about SL campaign|url=http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/kampanjer/article3823283.ece|access-date=May 27, 2014|newspaper=Dagens Media|date=April 29, 2014|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223226/http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/kampanjer/article3823283.ece|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Online=== Google created a Doge [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]]: when ''doge meme'' was entered into the YouTube search bar, all the site's text would be displayed in colorful [[Comic Sans]], similar to the kind used by the meme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.websonic.nl/nieuws/easter-egg-youtube-in-comic-sans-doge-meme-51899|title=Easter Egg: YouTube in Comic Sans (Doge Meme)|website=WebSonic.nl|date=November 24, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143452/http://www.websonic.nl/nieuws/easter-egg-youtube-in-comic-sans-doge-meme-51899|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2014, [[Sydney]]-based [[web developer]]s Katia Eirin and Bennett Wong created ''Doge Weather'', a weather website and [[mobile app]] incorporating the meme. ''Doge Weather'' reports the temperature and weather conditions based on the user's [[Geographic coordinate system|geographic location]].<ref name="Mediati 2014">{{cite web|first1=Nick|last1=Mediati|url=http://www.macgasm.net/2014/04/02/can-doge-weather-become-main-ios-weather-app/|title=Can Doge Weather Become Your Main iOS Weather App?|website=Macgasm.net|publisher=Macgasm|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143501/https://www.macgasm.net/news/iphone-news/can-doge-weather-become-main-ios-weather-app/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wickman 2014">{{cite web|first1=Forrest|last1=Wickman|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/02/12/doge_weather_finally_you_can_get_your_forecast_from_doge_wow.html|title=Finally, You Can Get Your Weather From Doge. Wow|website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|publisher=[[The Slate Group]]|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143534/https://slate.com/culture/2014/02/doge-weather-finally-you-can-get-your-forecast-from-doge-wow.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2014, ''Doge Weather'' became available as a mobile app for [[iOS 7]].<ref name="Mediati 2014" /> Mozilla's [[Servo (software)|Servo]] project incorporated the meme into the project logo from May 2016 to February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.png|title=History for resources/servo.png|website=GitHub|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143513/https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.png|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.svg|title=History for resources/servo.svg|website=GitHub|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143523/https://github.com/servo/servo/commits/master/resources/servo.svg|url-status=live}}</ref> Between April 3 and 7, 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/twitter-removes-doge-icon-dogecoin-price-falls-1850311581|title=Doge's Twitter Reign Ends, Triggering Memecoin Slump|accessdate=April 8, 2023|date=April 7, 2023|work=Gizmodo|last=Leffer|first=Lauren}}</ref> [[Elon Musk]] has decided and replaced [[Twitter]]'s bird logo with an image of Doge for website users. Some speculated that it may have been a late-posted April Fools' Day joke,<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter makes unexplained logo change to Dogecoin cryptocurrency image |author1=Taylor, Josh |author2=Hern, Alex |date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=April 4, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/04/twitter-changes-logo-to-dogecoin-cryptocurrency-image-in-apparent-late-april-fools-day-gag}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/3/23668356/twitter-doge-bird-logo-retweet-labels-following-timeline|title=Today in Twitter: where are the retweet labels, and why did Doge replace the bird?|access-date=April 3, 2023|date=April 3, 2023|work=The Verge|last=Clark|first=Mitchell}}</ref> However, Thomas Barabbi of ''[[New York Post]]'' said that the dogecoin logo appeared just days after Musk’s lawyers asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit, accusing the billionaire on boosting the digital currency’s value.<ref>{{Cite web|website=nypost.com |url=https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/dogecoin-dog-replaces-twitter-logo-on-homepage-meme-tokens-price-soars-30/|title=Dogecoin dog replaces Twitter logo on homepage, meme token's price soars 30%|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref> ===In entertainment=== In the video for [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s 2014 song "[[Word Crimes]]", a song about bad grammar, a Doge [[Twitter|tweet]] is used to illustrate the types of bad grammar referenced in that part of the song.<ref name="Yankovic">{{cite web | author=Kastrenakes, Jacob |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/15/5901701/weird-al-word-crimes-robin-thicke-parody-music-video | title=Weird Al's 'Blurred Lines' parody skewers Reddit and doge for grammar crimes | website=The Verge | date=July 15, 2014 | access-date=July 16, 2014 | archive-date=July 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715181511/http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/15/5901701/weird-al-word-crimes-robin-thicke-parody-music-video | url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2015 video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', a reference to the meme can be found in the North American version only. When examining one of the ancient bookshelves, the text reads "Still, coming here has at least afforded me the rare chance to explore these ancient ruins. So ancient. Such ruin." The reference was met with mixed views from fans of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://legendsoflocalization.com/the-latest-zelda-game-is-such-doge/|title=The Latest Zelda Game is Such Doge|website=Legends of Localization|first=Clyde|last=Mandelin|date=October 27, 2015 |access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143459/https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-latest-zelda-game-is-such-doge/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-28-nintendo-fans-arguing-over-a-zelda-doge-meme|title=Zelda fans have a bone to pick with Nintendo over doge meme|website=[[Eurogamer]]|first=Tom|last=Phillips|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143503/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-28-nintendo-fans-arguing-over-a-zelda-doge-meme|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2015 online game ''[[Agar.io]]'', Doge appears as a playable skin in the game by typing in the name "Doge".<ref>https://www.androidauthority.com/hands-on-with-agar-io-631445/</ref> ''[[Just Cause 3]]'' also included a special mode that popped up text in the style of the meme in response to certain player actions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpT8jcNQKsM | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/WpT8jcNQKsM| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=Just Cause 3 Easter Egg – Doge Mode |date=December 13, 2015 |work=Official [[IGN]] account on YouTube |access-date=May 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Prell|first=Sam|date=December 3, 2015|title=Wow, such explosion, many meme: how to unlock Doge Mode in Just Cause 3|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/how-to-unlock-doge-mode-just-cause-3/|url-status=live|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Official PlayStation Magazine|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203164425/http://www.gamesradar.com/how-to-unlock-doge-mode-just-cause-3/ |archive-date=December 3, 2015 }}</ref> In 2017, the video game ''[[Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' added a Doge skin for the goddess [[Skadi]].<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Connor|first=Alice|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/27/wow-such-meme-very-smite/|title=Wow! Such meme! Very Smite!|website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143553/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/27/wow-such-meme-very-smite/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Reception and legacy== "Doge" was one of several additions to [[Dictionary.com]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title='Fleek,' 'facepalm' among words added to Dictionary.com|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/10/fleek-facepalm-among-words-added-to-dictionary-com/21262001/|access-date=November 23, 2015|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=November 10, 2015|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143454/https://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/10/fleek-facepalm-among-words-added-to-dictionary-com/21262001/|url-status=live}}</ref> The website defines it as not just the image macro and its variants, but also the form of "language" that it uses.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Doge|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/doge|dictionary=[[Dictionary.com]]|access-date=November 23, 2015|date=|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143535/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/doge|url-status=live}}</ref> Several media publications included Doge on a list of memes that helped define Internet culture in the 2010s, and wrote on the meme's influence of further online developments, such as [[DoggoLingo]] and [[WeRateDogs]].<ref name=Amatuilli2019>{{cite web|last=Amatulli|first=Jenna|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2010s-memes-retrospective_n_5deff783e4b0ea8a85c10107|title=A Guide To The Memes That Defined A Decade (And Where They Are Now)|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143424/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2010s-memes-retrospective_n_5deff783e4b0ea8a85c10107|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Romano2019/> ''[[io9]]'' compared the internal dialog of the Shiba Inu dogs to [[lolcat|lolspeak]].<ref name="io9">{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/we-who-spoke-lolcat-now-speak-doge-1481243678 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170306235800/http://io9.gizmodo.com/we-who-spoke-lolcat-now-speak-doge-1481243678 |archive-date=March 6, 2017 |title=We who spoke LOLcat now speak Doge |last=Newitz |first=Annalee |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Evan McMurry of [[ABC News]] and Stacey Ritzen of ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' both ranked Doge as the number-one meme of the 2010s.<ref name="abc">{{cite news|last1=McMurry|first1=Evan|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/10-memest-memes-decade-decade-meme/story?id=67297133|title=The 10 memest memes of this decade, the decade of the meme|date=December 7, 2019|work=ABC News|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143424/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/10-memest-memes-decade-decade-meme/story?id=67297133|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=stacey>{{cite news |last1=Ritzen |first1=Stacey |title=The 50 memes that defined the decade |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/best-memes-decade-2010s/ |access-date=December 19, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot |date=December 13, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143403/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/best-memes-decade-2010s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2019, Doge was voted as the best Internet meme of the 2010s on a poll held by ''[[The Tab]]'', gaining 737 votes, or 22 percent of total votes cast.<ref name=TheTab>{{cite web|last=Soen|first=Hayley|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2019/12/04/meme-of-the-decade-134375|title=The votes are in: This is officially the best meme of the entire decade|website=[[The Tab]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143433/https://thetab.com/uk/2019/12/04/meme-of-the-decade-134375|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]''{{'}}s Aja Romano included Doge on their 11 memes "that captured the decade," writing that it took "[[lolcat|cat memes]] to new, absurdist heights, an early hallmark of neo-[[Dadaism|Dadaist]] millennial humor."<ref name=Romano2019>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Aja|url=https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/12/11/20991671/memes-decade-doge-baby-yoda|title=11 memes that captured the decade|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date=December 18, 2019l|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143450/https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/12/11/20991671/memes-decade-doge-baby-yoda|url-status=live}}</ref> It was ranked as 12th on [[MTV]]'s list of "50 Things Pop Culture Had Us Giving Thanks For" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1718202/pop-culture-moments-thankful-for-thanksgiving/|title=From One Direction's Abs To Miley's Joint: 50 Things Pop Culture Had Us Giving Thanks For This Year|publisher=MTV|date=November 27, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522032825/http://www.mtv.com/news/1718202/pop-culture-moments-thankful-for-thanksgiving/|url-status=live}}</ref> Angela Watercutter of ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' described it as one of the best meme of 2013, and was named the "top meme" of 2013 by [[Know Your Meme]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Watercutter|first=Angela|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/12/best-memes-2013/|title=The 10 Best Memes of 2013|website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]]|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=March 4, 2015|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222133434/http://www.wired.com/2013/12/best-memes-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Mashable]]'' said it is one of the best "internet moments turning 10 in 2023".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sea.mashable.com/life/22185/from-doge-to-drake-here-are-10-internet-moments-turning-10-in-2023|title=From Doge to Drake, Here Are 10 Internet Moments Turning 10 in 2023|date=January 2, 2023|website=[[Mashable|Mashable SEA]]|accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref> The Japanese perception is remarkably different; Kabosu and Sato are known as pet and owner rather than a meme, and her blog was the fourth-most popular pet-related blog in the country as of December 2013. Reacting to the meme, she explained, "To be honest, some pictures are strange for me, but it's still funny! I'm very impressed with their skills and taste. Around me, nobody knows about the Doge meme. Maybe I don't understand memes very well, because I'm living such an analog life." Sato has also expressed that she had learned that "the risk of the internet is that anyone in the world can see my life on my blog". Fleming stated that in his experience, the Shiba Inu breed has become more recognized due to the meme.<ref name=the_verge/> == See also == *[[List of individual dogs]] *[[List of Internet phenomena]] {{Clear}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons}} * [http://kabochan.blog.jp/archives/9733755.html Original blog post featuring Kabosu] (moved from [http://kabosu112.exblog.jp/9944144/ post] on old blog) * {{Know Your Meme|doge|Doge}} * {{Know Your Meme|doge-2|Doge 2}} * {{Know Your Meme|ironic-doge-memes|Ironic Doge Memes}} {{Internet dialects}} {{Portal bar|Internet|Dogs}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Doge]] 92fa684b92cd7865af0a92b30e6188a129421de5 6 3 6 2023-11-03T19:18:03Z Wowsuchdog 2 dooooooge wiki icon wikitext text/x-wiki == Summary == dooooooge wiki icon c5d68ac5160f323d9d103566cc6bd3ee398ad473 6 4 7 2023-11-03T19:19:07Z Wowsuchdog 2 favicon. wikitext text/x-wiki == Summary == favicon. fa9e038d8ce88d13d33073780574efaf84c5404b 2 5 8 2023-11-03T19:23:26Z Wowsuchdog 2 Create my userpage :p wikitext text/x-wiki Owner of the wiki [[File:Favicon.png|thumb|alt=doge seal of approval|doge seal of approval]] 672c726e93143c1efe577538c25bf7bffb116c55